Linde PLC
LIN Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Linde PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $34.0 billion, up 2.97% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.35%, EPS grew 11.2%, free cash flow fell 12.7% and total debt rose 8.07%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Linde PLC (LIN) Return on equity
Linde PLC's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 18.0%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.21% (fiscal 2019) to 29.3% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.62% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.4% | 1.12 |
| FY2024 | 16.3% | 1.26 |
| FY2023 | 15.0% | 5.48 |
| FY2022 | 9.56% | 1.51 |
| FY2021 | 8.05% | 3.10 |
| FY2020 | 4.95% | 0.74 |
| FY2019 | 4.21% | (9.57) |
| FY2018 | 13.8% | (7.09) |
| FY2017 | 20.9% | (8.44) |
| FY2016 | 29.3% | 0.67 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 65.1% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 21.8% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 21.0% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 19.3% |
| LIN Linde PLC | 18.0% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 1.95% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.29% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −0.28% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | −3.12% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.62% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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